Cottage at Mackay's

Cottage@ Mackay’s

a stylish three bedroom house overlooking the wild Atlantic Ocean and the Orkney Islands. fiona@visitmackays.com

Durness Most north westerly village on British mainland. Link for information

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Making a Reservation How to Book?
 In order to make a reservation please contact 01971 511 202 or email fiona@visitmackays.com. 

To make a reservation, credit card details are used to initially to secure the cottage.  To make a confirmed reservation a 50% deposit is payable via cheque.  The balance must be paid six weeks prior to arrival date, also via cheque. Please note we do not accept credit card payments for The Cottage.

A home address, contact number and number of people and dogs who will be staying in the property must be given at time of booking.  On receipt of deposit the booking will be confirmed in writing.  Bookings within 6 weeks of arrival date are payable in full.  Bookings made within 14 days of arrival should be paid in full by bank transfer.

  • Dogs are welcome, but not allowed upstairs and must not be allowed on the furniture.  Dogs must never be left in the house unattended. There is a £20.00 supplement per dog.  No other animals allowed!

  • The cottage is strictly non-smoking.

Tariff

What is included in the price? The tariff includes a bottle of sparkly on arrival, all bed linen and towels (one bath and hand towel per person) complementary toiletries; and is inclusive of electricity and a full log basket for the stove.

How much will it cost?

2009

  • Jan-March 500.00

  • April 600.00

  • May- Sept 800.00

  • October – Dec 500.00

  • Christmas & New Year 900.00

  • Short breaks/Weekends available on request (Jan-March & Oct-Dec)

2010

  • Jan-March 600.00

  • April       700.00

  • May-Sep 850.00

  • October –Dec 600.00

  • Christmas & New Year   1000.00

Short and weekend breaks are welcome out of peak season, please contact Fiona for details.

All bank holiday weekends are charged at high season rates unless otherwise indicated.
 

  • Arrivals& Departures The house will be ready by 4pm and the property must be vacated by 10am on the day of departure.   

  • Cleaning The house should be left clean & tidy on departure and any damages should be reported and paid for prior to departure.    If the property is left in an unacceptable state this may result in an additional cleaning surcharge.

  • Damages All damages and losses will be charged for in full.

  • Occupancy The occupancy of the cottage should never exceed 6 persons.

  • Cancellation If you require to cancel a reservation we must be notified immediately by telephone.  In the event of a cancellation every effort to re-let the house will be taken and you will be reimbursed in full (minus a £25.00 administration charge).  If we are unable to re-let, cancellation costs will be incurred as follows;

    • More than 6 weeks before booking commences your deposit will be forfeited

    • Less than 6 weeks you will be liable to pay the full cost of the Rental

  • Vehicles/Personal Property As well as cancellation insurance, guests are recommended to take out holiday insurance to cover loss or damage to personal effects.  Vehicles, accessories and contents are left at owners own risk.

  • The owners will not be responsible for any loss or damage or any injury to persons not caused through the fault of the owners.

  • Holiday Protection To minimise the cost and inconvenience of cancelled bookings we would advise you take out holiday insurance.

  • Restriction on Rental We reserve the right to remove person or persons from the property due to unreasonable behaviour, damage to the property or exceeding the stated occupancy.  In this case refund will be at the discretion of the owners

  •  Repairs to the Property Occasionally due to damage or wear and tear an item of equipment may not be working.  We will do our utmost to repair it as quickly as possible.  However due to the remoteness of our location this can sometimes take longer than usually expected.